Central Junior High School - Reflector Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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THE ANNUAL REFLECTOR I? 9 fi 'Van mira, H619 Discussion and Parliamentary procedure. Advanced or recital reading. Drama technique. Play coaching and preparation. I Wish to compliment Mr. Harry Graves Miller and Mr. Wilbur C. Huber on their spendid directing of these classes and I also Want to mention the spendid way in which Mr. Miller reads Shakespearean plays. Ruth Sirich PE if Pk SF Campfire Girls The Okiciyape Campfire group of Central has been doing much work on their ranks. Most of them are working for the Fire-maker's rank. Among their activities they have taken many hikes out to Bridgeport. The oflicers are as follows: President, Gwenneth Thomasg vice-president, Lucille Gibsong secretary-treasurer, Sarah Conley, scribe, Lucille Vandenberg. The members are Marsha Parkman, Gwenneth Thomas, Marie Bull, Sarah Conley, Catherine Titus, Lucille Vandenberg, Doris Beckler, Lucille Gibson. Beatrice Mehleis Curtain Calls NCE AGAIN it's annual time and the criti- cal eye runs over the programs of the plays presented by the Junior Little Theatre Players in the last year. The first play we saw was Double Wed- ding. What a time the Colbert family had when the Hill-Billy grandma came to the city and showed the city folks just how to run things. lt was an excellent comedy with an equally excellent cast as follows: Mrs. Nancy Colbert ...... .-- Mary Dargie Augusta Colbert .... - - - ,. - - Jeanette Foster George Colbert .. .... . - - .... Floyd Clark Bob .- .... -. ....., ..,, E .J.Learned, Jr. Kathleen --.. ,..... .-. . Lois Rahn Mrs. Wellington Trent .... Shirley Presley Monica.-. ...... . .... . -.Ar1een Hunter Dr. Emil X. Menninhoff ...... Robert Burt Prompter ..... . --. ....... . . --Joan Emery The play was directed by Harry Graves Miller and Wilber C. Huber with the assis- tance of Elizabeth Davis. The second of the series of hits was Happy Days, and happy days they were for the cast as well as the audience. Colossal perfor- mances were given both afternoon and even- ing by the cast that follows: Continued on next page w 1 SCENE mom PLAY HSCARECROW cnEEPs -'wi 33 1444-

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THE ANNUAL REFLECTOR 0 mu 35 nm SCENE FROM PLAY HAPPY DAYS Auditorium Work LL cLAssEs in Auditorium work fall into two types. Work done in class and work donebackstage.Aftertaking the roll the play group leaves for the stage. All Auditorium classes are organized with pupil class secretarys, row monitors and the like. They are taught to conduct the work under the supervision of their instructor, Mr. Harry Graves Miller and Mr. Wilbur C. Huber. The contents in general of Auditorium work is speech and literature appreciation. In the seventh grade the main class of the Auditorium is divided into two periods. First half hour they have poetry, and during the second half they have talks on such subjects as: Travel talks. Better Magazine stories. Better Movies and Radio programs. School activities. Special Days and Weeks. Hobbys. Current Events. Backstage plays are directed by a pupil. This group meets only once a Week. In the eighth grade, which meets five times a Week, the main activity for the first periods, is the reading of a long modern play. Second period, both the main class and stage class combine their activities which consist of pupil reading of one-act plays from the stage. No attempt is made to learn the lines of the plays by heart. The pupils are familiar with the lines. These plays are studied for one week under the direction of Mr. Huber. In the ninth grade main class they have: Shakespearean plays or classicals read by Mr. Miller. Book reports to learn to read better books on the ninth-grade level. Long modern plays. Talk day. Subjects the same as the seventh grade. Small class. Rest of pupils have guidance. Talk day. There are several groups backstage under Mr. Huber. SCENE FROM PLAY HSCARECROW cREEPs -4132 1441-

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'X THE ANNUAL REFLECTOR I, 'ELF V19 Larry Day. ..... -- . ..... .... J ack Bell Betty Clark ..........., -.. .... Barb Morley Mrs. Fuller ...... ,....... J osephine Grant Rosemary Smith .,,... ,.,. - Barb Brennen Herman Brown. ..... ,,.... J ack Blumlo Mr. Clark. .. --- .- - ..... Dean Hadcock Genevia ..,....,.. .,. -- Helen Henry Lucille Clark . .... . .... .- ,Kay O'Keefe Mrs. Clark. .... . .......... Jeanette Maine Prompter ...... . - ........... Sally Carman This play, as the other, was directed by Harry Graves Miller and Wilbur C. Huber. Last, but by no means least, we have the yearly mystery play, The Scarecrow Creeps. Blood-chilling and hair-raising scenes held the audience in their seats throughout the whole performance. No better cast could be asked for than the following: Norma Gage ....,. ,... , ,Virginia Childs Adelaide Ann J aenichen Kenneth Gage. ..... Thaddeus Kostrzewa Earl Karan Amelie Gage, Joan Oppermarm, Pat Bates Roderick Gage-- -Don Allison, Floyd Clark Perry Gage .... .,.... .,Y. . . - -.Bob Mitts Annable Gage .... Josephine Jarzabkowski Sally Carman Aunt Zinnia Washington-- Betty Treanor Trailing Arbutus . .- .... - Dick Whitney Le Roy Englehart Maudie Hobbs .... .,.... L aynor Nover Laura Jean Barnum Adam Throgg ...... ..........,. T om Bush Prompter ...... . ..... .... J eanette Maine This play was also directed by Messrs. Miller and Huber, with the assistance of Dick Cronk. It was also a huge success. This year, instead of having four three-act plays, three three-act plays and four one-act plays were given under the general direction of Harry G. Miller and W. C. Huber. The first of which was Two Crooks and a Lady, by Eugene Pillot. The cast follows: Miller. ..... ...... . .... R obert James Burt Lucille ...... ---- ...... .- Lorrine Zolinski Miss Simms Vane .- - . .... Joyce Krabbe Miss Jones ...... -- ........ Marion List Police Inspector ,... .-. .... Morris Lueder Carrity .,..,. .,.... - - ..., George Stierle The play was directed by Floyd Clark. The second was A Marriage Proposal, by Anton Tchekoff. It was directed by Suel Sheldon, assisted by Jean Morley. The cast follows: Stepan Stepanvitch Ichubukov Donold Burns Natalie Stepanova ...... Dorothy Carter Ivan Vassiliyitch ...... ...-., . - -. Bill Prine The third in this series of hits was Fare- well, Cruel World, by Alden Kimball. The characters are: sag., 09' Sally Lou Smith .... .... - - Margo Ernst Annabel Withers ...... .-,, Elsie Wyman Charlie Hunt ...... ...... . - Jack Blumlo The pupil director was Barbra Morley. The fourth and last of the season was 'iThe Mayor and the Manicure. The char- acters were: His Honor Mayor Otis Milford Dean Hadcock Wallie Milford .--- .... Robert Lieberman Bob Swoverland Genevieve LeClair.- , ..,.. ,,,., , Pat Bates Betty Kushon Ruth Foster .-.. .--. .... Dorothy Johnson 1 It was directed by Sally Carman as pupil director. This play ended the year with a bang. We have come to the end of our play re- view for this year and will see you again soon. Once again may We compliment the directors, Mr. Harry Graves Miller and Mr. Wilbur C. Huber. E. J. Learned, Jr. PF lk HCP!! Occupational Information Club N THE days of the Village Blacksmithi' there were only a few occupations, and children coming from school could look in at the open doors and see most of them. Now, there are thousands of occupations and most of the factories and offices have no ad- mittance or for employees onlyv signs on the doors so that it is difiicult to really know what workers do and how they do it. In order to keep up with these modern trends the Occupational Information Club has grown out of the guidance classes. The aim of the club is to give the members knowledge of the occupations offered in Saginaw. There are charts placed on the walls listing the occupations in this city. The club members that are interested in the different occupations put their names after the ones they are inter- ested in. After there are suiiicient names after a certain occupation, they have a speaker come and talk to them on that vocation. This is a comparatively new club and they have not had many speakers as yet. Mr. Lewis, who is the head of the club, plans to have speakers come to talk to them at four o'clock. This club has high aims in helping the boys and girls find out what occupational opportunities are oifered in Saginaw. It can be highly recommended that this club be car- ried on in all guidance classes for years to come. Bob Burt +Pt34I4 -